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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mma Ramotswe see around everything?

2. What is the Botswana always?

3. What will Mma Ramotswe bring according to the young woman?

4. What is Mma Potokwane's weapon?

5. Why was marriage once a trap for women?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does this actually reflect on Mma Ramotswe?

2. What is the relationship between compassion and morality here?

3. How does Chapter 10 start?

4. How does Mma Ramotswe use her discretion?

5. What opinion on morality between genders is implied?

6. How does Chapter 17 start?

7. How does Mma Ramotswe's task compare to Mma Makutsi's?

8. What connection is there to the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency?

9. How does the story of the Governmant Man progress?

10. What is the significance of Mma Ramotswe's nostalgia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the differences between Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi. How are their approaches different? What are their strengths and weaknesses as business-women?

Essay Topic 2

Mma Ramotswe has differing rapport with each of the characters she encounters. Who does she like and why? Who does she not like and why?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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